2016 Readers’ Film of the Year: Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Easily the most anticipated film release of this decade, Star Wars: The Force Awakens had fans young and old frothing to see what Disney would do with a story that had lay dormant for 32 years. It did big business at the box office, becoming the highest grossing film at the US domestic box office of all time, and the third worldwide. But even better than financial success, it was simply a really good movie (read our 4.5 star review here).

Some criticised director J.J. Abrams of making a story very close to A New Hope (1977), but after tallying hundreds of votes from all around the world, you have spoken, and have voted Star Wars: The Force Awakens your favourite film of 2016 – in fact more than half of you included this film in your five votes. And yes, it was technically released in December 2015, but voting covered films from December-November. We will see if this becomes an annual trend as Disney drop a new Star Wars release each December.

See below the list of your ten favourite movies of 2016, along with what you said about why you loved these films so much.

It was so suspenseful and the actors all played their roles incredibly.

Thanks to everyone who voted, and congratulations to Disney for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the 2016 Reel Gospel Readers’ Film of the Year. Tomorrow we will announce what you voted as your favourite album of 2016.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is available now on home media. Click here to read our review. Keep an eye out in the coming days as we reveal what you voted as your favourite album of 2016; and then we will reveal our team’s picks, as we announce the Reel Gospel Film and Album of the Year.

*Only films released in Australia between December 1st 2015 to November 30th 2016, and were reviewed and featured on Reel Gospel via review were eligible for votes in the 2016 Reel Gospel Readers’ Poll.